551) PRESS RELEASE: Stronger partnerships and more investments needed to protect global plant health

Rome, 27 March 2023. Plant pests remain a serious threat to plant health and to food security, the environment and …

552) The IPPC Secretariat completes the workshop series on Fusarium TR4

Rome, 10 May 2022. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat held the third and last session of the virtual …

553) Work Area / Technical Panels Work Area / TP Phytosanitary Treatments / 2024 June Argentina

Dear Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) Members,

554) Controlling a Desert Locust upsurge and its threat to food security

Rome, 1 April 2021. Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregraria) is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world. For its …

555) The first meeting of the Expert Working Group for the development of the IPPC Pest Free Area Guide

IPPC 2017 – Meeting participants convened in Rome Italy to initiate the development of the IPPC Pest Free Area Guide

556) Report of Sweet potato weevil（Cylas formicarius）in Japan

In October 2022, Sweet potato weevils (Cylas formicarius) were detected in Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. Immediately after receiving …

557) Events / IPPC Regional Workshops

The organization of IPPC Regional Workshops are a priority for the IPPC Secretariat, as these workshops help participants understand the …

558) Notification on the change of status of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Sunday’s River Valley, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

After several delimiting surveys and eradication attempts of B. dorsalis in the Sundays River Valley area of the Eastern Cape …

559) The 15th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures opens to advance global plant protection during the COVID-19 crisis

Rome, 16 March 2021. The fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) has opened to review the state …

560) The STDF acknowledges recent successes: a new suite of phytosanitary guides and a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation PCE) that led to funding

Fresh mangos ready for export from Guinea. After a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE), Guinea developed a National Phytosanitary Development Strategy …